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Time magazine reported in 1953 that by the age of ten months, Kathy could swim 20 feet (6.1 m) deep. By the time each of the children reached 17 months old, they were swimming .25 miles (400 m) per day. [1] In 1950, Tongay staged a swimming performance for his children in the Mississippi River, 22 miles (35 km) from St. Louis. Tongay followed ...
He then realized that he might have a scalable business plan and began finding other neighbor's pools using Google Earth's satellite photos. Launching as Swimply (swimming and simply), he soon had over 30 pools listed, 400 reservations and was featured on MSNBC. By the end of the year he dropped out of college to pursue the business full-time.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends swimming lessons for children from 1–4, along with other precautionary measures to prevent drowning. [4] In 2010, the American Academy of Pediatrics reversed its previous position in which it had disapproved of lessons before age 4, indicating that the evidence no longer supported an advisory against early swimming lessons.
In 1907, swimming became part of the school curriculum in England and caused parents to become more concerned with their children's safety in the water. In response to parents' worries, the Dean's Rag Book Company , London , introduced the Swimeesy Buoy, inflatable armbands with a colorful design that looked like the wings of a butterfly .
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Northside Swim Center was built around the pre-existing Northside Independent School District (NISD) Natatorium, which is an indoor facility, and opened in 2013. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Funding for outdoor facilities came from a school bond passed in 2008. [ 3 ]
A swim ring (also known as a swimming ring, swim tube, rubber ring, water donut, floatie, inner tube, or, in the United States, a lifesaver) is a toroid-shaped (hence the name "ring" or "doughnut") inflatable water toy. The swim ring was derived from the inner tube, the inflatable inner part of older vehicle tires. [1]